Harness-saddle.



PATENTED DEC.- 29, 1903.

T. I. MORRISH.

HARNESS SADDLE.

APPLIUATION PtLEn JUNE 14,1902.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

N0 MODEL.

No. 748,204. M PATENTE-D DEG.29,1903. T. I. MORRISH.

HARNESS SADDLE.

APPLIOATION FILED JUNE 14,1902.

N0 MODEL. 2 SHEBTS-SHEET 2'.

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attouwgp Fatentd December 29, 1903.

PATENT OFFICE.

THOMAS IRSON MORRISH, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

HARN ESS-SADDLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 748,204, dated December29, 1903.

Application filed une 14, 1902. Serial 110.111,?40. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that LTHoMAs IRSON MORRISH, a citizen of the United States,residing at San Francisco, in the county of San Francisco and State ofCalifornia, have invented a new and useful Harness-Saddle, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention is an improvement in harness-saddles, the object being toprovide a harness-saddle which can be adjusted to fit any and all sizesof horses or other draft-animals. Heretofore great difiiculty has beenencountered in making harness-saddles to fit certain horses, and as aresult the back of said animals have frequently suffered, andnotwithstanding the fact that various forms of pads have been devised Ihave found their use inconvenient, and consequently have de vised asaddle which will be either self-adjusting to diflerent-sized animals orcan be quickly and easily adjusted to accommodate varying conditions.

With these objects in view my inventio consists in the novel features ofconstruction and combination, all of which will be fully describedhereinafter and pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings forminga part of this specification, Figure 1 is aperspective view of the harness saddle constructed in accordance with myinvention. Fig. 2 is a detail sectional view partly in elevation. Fig. 3is a transverse sectional view taken on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4is a perspective view illustrating the under side of one of the strapsand the plate connected thereto and the u pper side of one of the pads.Fig. 5 is a sectional view of the cantle or yoke of my improved saddle,and Fig. 6 shows a slight modification.

In carrying out my invention I employ an arch-shaped yoke or cantle A,which is preferably made of metal and is provided with the usual form ofjockey carrying the checkhook A at its forward end and the back-straploop A at its rear end. A metallic plate B is hinged to each side of theyoke A, as shown at B, and upon the under side of each plate B isarranged a side or back-band strap 0,

and upon the inner face of this strap 0 is arranged a metallic plate D,which is somewhat thinner than the metal plate B, and the said plates Band D are securely connected by means of bolts D passing through thesaid plates and through the strap 0. Each plate D has two clips Eriveted to the lower face thereof, said clips being arranged for theengagement of the tongues or fingers E, rigidly secured to the upperface of a metallic plate F,which virtually forms the back of the pad G.The plate F'is also provided with a threaded aperture F, which isintended to receive the inner end of the screw f which passes throughplates B and D and enters the threaded aperture F.

By locating the screw F between the tongues E and preferably providingits inner end with a nut which engages with the inner face of the platethe central portion of the plate can be drawn toward the plate D, whichwill cause its ends to be rocked on the clips E, as upon fulcra, andthus be bent or forced away from the plate D. This will 7 permit of thepad-plate F being adjusted so as to throw greater or less pressure uponits ends or central portion, as desired, thereby increasing the adjustability and utility of the entire device. The screw is also locatedon the same line longitudinally of the pad with the clips E, so that bycausing the lower or inner faces of the clips to lie in the plane of theedges of the plate D and slightly curving the plate F transversely, sothat its edges will normally stand at a slight distance from the edgesof the plate D, the plate F and the pad can remain stationary againstthe back of the animal and yet permit of any slight rocking motion ofthe yoke and plates B and D, or the yoke and plates may remainstationary and the pad can be rocked to accommodate itself to theconstantly-varying position of the animals back. By curving the plates Band D transversely the plate F can be made so nearly flat incross-section or transversely that the edges of the plate will stand inclose proximity to the edges of the strap 0, and at the same time theplate can be easily bent or curvedlongitudinally by means of the boltF".

H indicates the ordinary terret-ring, the shank of which passes throughplates B and D and may or maynot enter the plate F. Various sizes andshapes of pads may be used in connection with the main portions of mysaddle, and by means of the hinge B a fine adjustment of the pads can besecured to accommodate backs of various sizes. By having the platesB,which carry the pads, hinged to the yoke or cantle it is obvious thatall conditions and sizes of backs will be accommodated.

In Fig. 6 I have shown a very slight modification in which the plates Band yoke or cantle A are virtually made integral, said parts beingdesignated as A and are pivotally connected at A Each member has athreaded aperture in which works a screw A the inner ends of said screwsbeing pivotally connected to a button A having an aperture into which apin can be inserted for the purpose of turning the button, andconsequently actuating the screws for the purpose of moving the membersA toward or away from each other. By means of this construction a veryfine adjustment can be secured, and the plates B can be integral orrigid with the said members A or they may be hinged thereto, as in theconstruction shown in Fig. 1.

Having thus fully described my invention,

what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of theUnited States, is-

1. In a harness-saddle, a yoke, plates pivotally connected with the endsthereof, a back-strap and an inner plate secured to each of said plates,clips arranged upon the longitudinal center of each inner plate, onetoward each end, a pad for each of said inner plates, the top of whichis rigid and provided with tongues arranged upon its longitudinal centerin position to engage with said clips, the ends and central portion ofsaid pad normally standing at a distance from the inner plate, and abolt through said plates upon said longitudinal line and between theclips, the inner end of which engages with the top of the pad and isadapted to bend the same into a greater or less curve whereby thelongitudinal adjustment of the pad may be varied.

2. In a harness-saddle, a yoke, a plate pivotally secured to each endthereof, a backstrap and an inner plate secured to the inner face ofeach of said plates, clips upon the inner face of each of said innerplates and substantially midway laterally of the same, the innermostface of each of said clips lying substantially in the plane of the edgesof the inner plates, a perforated pad-plate for each inner plate, theedges of which normally lie at a distance from the edges of the innerplate and are movable toward and from the same when the pad-plate isrocked laterally upon the clips, a pad secured to the inner face of thepad-plate and two tongues on its upper face, the perforation beingbetween and on a line with the tongues, and a bolt through the plates ateach end of the yoke and in the perforation of the pad-plate.

THOMAS IRSON MORRISH. Witnesses:

R. S. MILLER, W. M. BERY.

